A few questions

[mike freegan]

Hi all. Sorry for posting this, but the forum search feature hates me so much.

Ok, I hope to get an 02 Exec as a replacement for my damaged XDA2s. Here's a few questions:

1. How long does the battery last assuming I make about 5 minutes coice calls and about average PDA use a day? The Blue Angel was appauling, is it any better?

2. My friend went to buy an Exec from the 02 shop, and 6 out of 8 units they had in the shop had dead pixels on the screens!! Is this a common problem?

3. Can you use the in built self facing camera as a webcam on pocket MSN?

4. Now there is a proper USB slot, can you use the Exec as a webcam for MSN/AIM on your home computer? I know you couldn't with previous models as the data transfer through the cable wasn't quick enough or something.

5. How does bluetooth file send work? Is there a manager like on the Blue Angel with 'browse files on a remote device' option, or is it like on the Himalaya where it is just 'beam' and searches for BT and IR devices at the same time?

6. Is it reliable as a phone?

Cheers - Mike

[adesonic]

I have had the imate jas jar for a month now, my experience as follows:-


1. How long does the battery last assuming I make about 5 minutes coice calls and about average PDA use a day? The Blue Angel was appauling, is it any better?

I Get around 2 days out of mine with the sort of usage you describe.

2. My friend went to buy an Exec from the 02 shop, and 6 out of 8 units they had in the shop had dead pixels on the screens!! Is this a common problem?
I have no dead pixels

3. Can you use the in built self facing camera as a webcam on pocket MSN?

Some seem to have got some sort of webcam working but not on MSN (I think)

4. Now there is a proper USB slot, can you use the Exec as a webcam for MSN/AIM on your home computer? I know you couldn't with previous models as the data transfer through the cable wasn't quick enough or something.

See above

5. How does bluetooth file send work? Is there a manager like on the Blue Angel with 'browse files on a remote device' option, or is it like on the Himalaya where it is just 'beam' and searches for BT and IR devices at the same time?

The latter


6. Is it reliable as a phone

No problems in this area at all for me

[jah]

I get about 1 to 1.5 days usage. This is my typical usage:

- 2.5 hours of ebooks, and PIM (I use a lowish setting for the backlight)
- 20 minutes of surfing on 3G/GPRS
- 10 minutes of email
- 10/15 minutes of calls

No real use of WiFi at the moment.

After the above usage my battery is usually around 28%. If I don't do too much ebook reading my battery is usually around 45% by the end of the day. I will be buying a spare battery as I am conservative in my use of the JJ as I am worried I wont have enough juice for the whole day.

No problems with dead pixles. H/w has been reliable.

[mike freegan]

Cheers guys. I hiope to get one soon.